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Calcium carbide

pieces, thickness <10 mm , typically, technical grade, ~80%

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Linear Formula:
CaC2
CAS Number:
75-20-7
Molecular Weight:
64.10
Beilstein:
3909011
EC Number:
200-848-3
MDL number:
MFCD00010905
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
24856368
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

technical grade

Assay

~80%

form

pieces

thickness

<10 mm , typically

density

2.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Ca++].[C-]#[C-]

InChI

1S/C2.Ca/c1-2;/q-2;+2

InChI key

UIXRSLJINYRGFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H260,H315,H318,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3 - Water-react 1

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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H Kjuus et al.
British journal of industrial medicine, 43(4), 237-242 (1986-04-01)
The overall mortality and the incidence of cancer have been studied among male employees at a plant producing calcium carbide. The cohort was defined as all men employed at the plant for at least 18 months in the period 1953
A Khalid et al.
Mikrobiologiia, 75(2), 277-283 (2006-06-09)
Various compounds have been identified as precursors/substrates for the synthesis of ethylene (C2H4) in soil. This study was designed to compare the efficiency of four substrates, namely L-methionine (L-MET), 2-keto-4-methylthiobutyric acid (KMBA), 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), and calcium carbide (CaC2) for
Production of calcium carbide from fine biochars.
Guodong Li et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 49(45), 8480-8483 (2010-09-14)
G Malla et al.
Chemosphere, 58(2), 141-147 (2004-12-02)
Mitigation of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from soil is important to reduce the global warming. Efficacy of five nitrification inhibitors, i.e. neem (Azadirachta melia) cake, thiosulphate, coated calcium carbide, neem oil coated urea and dicyandiamide (DCD) and
Xiaoguang Jiao et al.
Science in China. Series C, Life sciences, 48 Suppl 1, 26-32 (2005-08-11)
A field experiment was carried out at the Shenyang Experimental Station of Ecology (CAS) in order to study the effects of slow-release urea fertilizers high polymer-coated urea (SRU1), SRU1 mixed with dicyandiamide DCD (SRU2), and SRU1 mixed with calcium carbide
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